I often findit difficult to decidewhich photosI want/should upload. Ideallyeach imageshouldcarry a messageout.
I find, that to look atthousands of beautiful
pictures,whichonly show thephotographicperfections, doesn`t
satisfy me for longer moments. Of course,Ialso tryto makegood-qualityimagesand to show, but the message IN THE PICTUREto me is theheart's desire.

In thiscase, it isimportant for meto rememberthat weshouldcommit ourselvesto good, old varieties regarding fruits, vegetables and other foods.Chemistry
and industryhavegained thepower in the world, prudenceis almost extincted. Above you can see a documentation,whichconsists of 3 parts. "The Old Country"showing themission of thiswonderfulfruit grower. Though in
German, it’s still interesting to watch
even if you don’t understand the language.

Montag, 17. März 2014

This year we really get warmest early Spring weather as a present of nature.Next days i'll upload the first Spring Photography Video of this year, looking forward to it.I wish you a wonderful week!Gina

Dienstag, 11. März 2014

It was a wonderfully sunny afternoon, just a few days ago. The silence and tranquility surrounded the trees, birds chirping and it seemed as if they wanted to sing a welcome song to coming spring. A place where the soul can sing it's free song.

Sonntag, 9. März 2014

First Quote, which is of Henry David Thoreau, who tried an
experiment on the bees:

He was surprised at the distance to which the village bees
go for flowers. His experiment put the bees in a whole new light:

The rambler in the most remote woods and pastures little
thinks that the bees which are humming so industriously on the rare wild
flowers he is plucking for his herbarium, in some out-of-the-way nook, are,
like himself, ramblers from the village, perhaps from his own yard, come to get
their honey for his hives…I felt the richer for this experience.

*It taught me that even the insects in my path are not loafers,
but have their special errands. Not merely and vaguely in this world, but in
this hour, each is about its businesss.*

Second Quote:

"Not a single bee has ever sent you an invoice. And
that is part of the problem - because most of what comes to us from nature is
free, because it is not invoiced, because it is not priced, because it is not
traded in markets, we tend to ignore it."

- Pavan Sukhdev, United Nations report, The Economics of
Ecosystems and Biodiversity.

Montag, 3. März 2014

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. -Dale Carnegie

Rosenmontag (Rose Monday)

- is the highlight of the German
"Karneval" (carnival), and is on the Shrove Monday before Ash
Wednesday, the beginning of Lent The "Mardi Gras," though
celebrated on Tuesday, is a similar event. Rosenmontag is celebrated in
German-speaking countries, including Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but most
heavily in the "Hochburgen" (carnival strongholds), which include the
Rhineland, especially in Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Aachen and Mainz. In contrast to Germany, in Austria, the highlight of the carneval is not
Rosenmontag, but Faschingsdienstag (Shrove Tuesday).

Families and children in costumes, Rosenmontag in Aachen

The Karneval season begins at 11 minutes past the
eleventh hour on the 11th of November and the "street carnival"
starts on the Thursday before Rosenmontag, which is known as Weiberfastnacht
("women's carnival"). Karneval is prevalent in Roman Catholic areas
and is a continuation of the old Roman traditions of slaves and servants being
master for a day. Karneval derives from the Latin carnem levare ("taking
leave of meat") marking the beginning of Lent.]

Carnival is not a national holiday in Germany, but
schools are closed on Rosenmontag and the following Tuesday in the strongholds
and many other areas. Many schools as well as companies tend to give teachers,
pupils and employees the Thursday before Rosenmontag off as well and have
celebrations in school or in the working place on Weiberfastnacht, although
every now and then there are efforts to cut these free holidays in some
companies.

Celebrations usually include dressing up in fancy
costumes, dancing, parades, heavy drinking and general public displays with
floats. Every town in the Karneval areas boasts at least one parade with floats
making fun of the themes of the day.Usually sweets (Kamelle) are thrown
into the crowds lining the streets among cries of "Helau" or
"Alaaf", whereby the cry "Kölle Alaaf" is only applied in
the Cologne area – the exact meaning of Alaaf is disputed, it may stem from
"alaf", Celtic for "luck", or "Alle af",
Ripuarian for "all [others] away". Sweets and tulips are thrown into
the crowd.

The celebrations become quieter the next day, known as Veilchendienstag ("Violet Tuesday", Shrove Tuesday), and end with "Aschermittwoch" (Ash Wednesday).